The water resource crisis and concerns with environmental pollution are pushing for
upgrading of conventional wastewater treatment process. Microalgae-based wastewater …

Biodiesel is one of the best promising candidates in response to the energy crisis, since it
has the capability to minimize most of the environmental problems. Microalgae, as the …

The scientific community has turned its interest to microalgae lately, because of their
countless applications such as wastewater treatment and pharmaceutical industry …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are biopolymers secreted by microorganisms such
as bacteria, fungi, and algae that may play a significant role in the speciation, toxicity, and …

Wastewater is not a liability, instead considered as a resource for microbial fermentation and
value-added products. Most of the wastewater contains various nutrients like nitrates and …

The suspended microalgal cultivation systems targeting the production of lipid for biodiesel
is still unable to meet the commercial and economic feasibility due to high energy and cost …

Conventional wastewater (WW) treatment uses activated sludge process, which is accepted
worldwide. However, the sustainability of such a process is questioned in terms of …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is low-pH with high concentration of sulfates and toxic metal
(loid) s (eg As, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn), thereby posing a global environmental problem. For …

Non-suspended microalgae cultivation technology coupled with wastewater purification has
received more scientific attention in recent decades. Since the non-suspended microalgae …

The removal of heavy metals combined with biodiesel production by microalgae in a cost-
effective way is a promising approach. Herein, we grew two green microalgal species …